Capitol Hill Policy Update for September 1st through September 14th, 2014

The House subcommittee on space held a hearing to discuss issues with the ASTEROIDS ACT. Joanne Gabrynowicz, the former Editor-in-chief for the Journal of Space Law, warned the subcommittee that the bill needs to clarify some terms, and suggested that an interagency mechanism should be set up to handle policy development.

The House vote on the Continuing Resolution (CR) was delayed to allow the House leadership to handle a request from the White House. The CR proposes to keep current government funding levels through. The CR is required to stop a government shutdown on October 1st.